Ask This of Rikyu

(2013)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 16 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Year: 2013

Runtime: 124 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 田中光敏

Cast: 十三代目 市川團十郎, 中谷美紀, Нао Омори, Клара Ли, Юсукэ Исэя, 十二代目 市川團十郎, 成海璃子, 福士誠治, 川野直輝, 袴田吉彦

Plot

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name received the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Actor.